Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Cemeteries in Plains Township, PA
Plains Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 9,808. Public map data lists 11 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in Wilkes-Barre.
Plains Township cemetery list 11
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Anshei Emmes Cemetery
Blanchard Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Good Shepherd Memorial Park
Westminster Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
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Holy Resurrection Russian Orthodox Cemetery
William Street and Cemetery Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Old Sacred Heart Slovak Cemetery
Williams Street and Cemetery Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Sacred Heart Cemetery
Cemetery Street and Scott Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery
Bear Creek Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
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Saint Joseph Cemetery
Cemetery Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Saint Mary's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery Street and Blanchard Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Saint Stanislaus Cemetery
Cemetery Street and Blanchard Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Blanchard Street and Cemetery Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
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Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
Blanchard Street and Cemetery Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Plains Township ancestors
Cemetery lists tell you where someone may be buried. Death records, burial indexes and obituaries tell you who and when.
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Finding burial records in Plains Township
- Death records. Pennsylvania has issued death certificates statewide since 1906. For deaths in Plains Township from 1906 on, certificates at least 50 years old are at the Pennsylvania State Archives and newer ones at the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Division of Vital Records in New Castle. For 1893 to 1906, check the Luzerne County courthouse, usually the Register of Wills.
- Cemetery records. Ask the cemetery's office or the church that runs it for burial and lot records. Many cemeteries are run by churches or cemetery associations; the Plains Township municipal office may know who cares for small or abandoned burial grounds.
- Church and newspaper records. Before 1906 there is often no official death record, so church burial registers, local newspapers and the State Library of Pennsylvania are key sources for Plains Township families.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The State Library of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg are good statewide sources.
- Luzerne County wills and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Luzerne County Register of Wills, and deeds at the Luzerne County Recorder of Deeds. Deeds can mention family burial plots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Pennsylvania vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.